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Equinor awards agreements for safety, automation system

A new compensation format will help improve efficiency as Equinor awards new framework agreements for safety and automation systems with five suppliers.

Boskalis awarded sizable FSRU contract in El Salvador

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a sizable contract to connect an offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to an onshore power plant in El Salvador.

Future Neles 2 new service centers in Portugal & France

Metso’s valve business, future Neles Corporation, will establish two new service centers in Lisbon, Portugal, and in the Mulhouse area, France, to increase its valves’ service availability and presence close to customers.

Intero Integrity Services acquires The Sniffers

Intero Integrity Services is pleased to announce that they have acquired The Sniffers, a longstanding service provider to the oil & gas industry and specialized in emission monitoring and pipeline integrity services.

Durapipe launches PLC networked valve

Water treatment, manufacturing, and industrial process plant operators now have more choice when connecting to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) with the launch of a new networked controlled actuated valve from Durapipe UK.

Baker Hughes launches Low-E Packing

Baker Hughes has committed to environmental stewardship by reducing CO2 equivalent emissions to 50% by 2030 and achieving a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050.

Danfoss launches new SOLAS 282 compliant program

Danfoss launches three new stainless-steel components that enable engine builders to comply with SOLAS 282 that came into force on all new builds in July 2017.

Kinetrol’s new design for VLS limit switch box

After a decade since the launch of the Kinetrol Universal Limit Switch Box, it has become necessary to replace the tooling.

ISCO to acquire M.T. Deason

ISCO Industries, Inc. (ISCO), a Louisville-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping solutions provider, is announcing that it has agreed to acquire M.T.

Dubai sewage treatment plant relies on AUMA actuators

200 AUMA electric valve actuators are now operating in Phase 2 of the Jebel Ali sewage treatment plant (STP) in Dubai. This increases the number of AUMA actuators on-site to more than 400, including the 200 actuators at Jebel Ali STP phase 1 site that has been in operation since 2008.